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Scientific Name | Aloe verdoorniae Reynolds |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ASPHODELACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Taxonomically Problematic |
Assessment Date | 2020/01/27 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali & L. von Staden |
Justification | Aloe verdoorniae is a poorly known species with a limited distribution range. If it is a distinct species, it is possibly in danger of extinction, although more recent field data is needed to confirm this. If it is merely a form of the widespread and common A. davyana, it is not likely to be threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Gauteng, Mpumalanga |
Range | This species has a limited range in South Africa, from the eastern outskirts of Pretoria in Gauteng eastwards to Dullstroom and Belfast in Mpumalanga. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Loskop Mountain Bushveld, Steenkampsberg Montane Grassland, Rand Highveld Grassland |
Description | It occurs on rocky slopes in grassland and woodland. |
Threats |
| It is threatened by ongoing habitat loss to urban expansion and mining in parts of its range. |
Population |
This species is poorly known, and there are only a few, widely scattered records. It may be overlooked due to taxonomic confusion. It is likely to be declining around Witbank, Bronkhorstspruit, Cullinan and Dullstroom due to habitat loss to development and urban expansion.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Notes |
| Aloe verdoorniae is difficult to distinguish from the widespread and common A. davyana, and possibly does not warrant recognition as a distinct taxon (Van Wyk and Smith 2014). |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aloe verdoorniae Reynolds | DDT | 2020.1 | |
Bibliography |
Reynolds, G.W. 1969. The Aloes of South Africa. A.A. Balkema, Cape Town.
Van Wyk, B.-E. and Smith, G.F. 2014. Guide to the Aloes of South Africa. (Third ed.). Briza Publications, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Mtshali, H. & von Staden, L. 2020. Aloe verdoorniae Reynolds. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/19 |
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